After the concerts in Linz, Graz and Vienna, we received some verry positive, not to say enthusiastic reactions by the audience – here’s how people commented on the fusion of the Zumari artists Sekembuke & Siga with the Windhund’s improvisation:

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„when listening to the windhund i am again and again surprised about the intuitive confidence with which they pick up on foreign music styles, how easily yet seriously they deal with unusual sonic systems, without losing their own sound. when improvising with the zumari-horns, this lead – in the best moments – to the dissolvement of any kind of exoticism, which i of course enjoyed a lot!“

Robert Bilek, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF, Radio OE1

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„Neither the governement nor the functionaries are the ones who build bridges between peoples and cultures, but the artists and musicians – the Zumari horn musicians and the Windhund, open-hearted people with a beautiful smile on their faces.”

Werner Hörtner, Südwind magazine

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„Great write up and photos, Peter! And thanks so much for hosting us and taking the Harare city boys to rural Europe!! Hehe!”

“Great show, guys!! Really powerful collaboration.. Blew me away! more fire to you!”

Comrade Fatso
AKA Samm Farai Monro
Toyi Toyi Poet & Freedom Fighter

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“A wonderful concert – together with the concert of Poetic Pilgrimage definitely one of the highlights of LINZFEST 2010. Thanks to Peter Kuthan/Arge Zimbabwe for arranging it!”
Wolfgang Almer, organiser LINZFEST 2010